[Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#13805) Patch: Suggested change of default ruler titles

["Peter Schaefer" <peter.schaefer@xxxxxxxxx>]

<URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >

For Despotism, Tyrant would also work, and maybe Autarch.

Looks like there would be room for yet another goverment, the Empire ;-)

On 8/28/05, Daniel Markstedt <himasaram@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> <URL: http://bugs.freeciv.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=13805 >
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> This patch applies on /data/default/governments.ruleset and alters the
> default ruler titles.
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> - Despotism becomes King/Queen.
> - Monarchy becomes Emperor/Empress
> - Anarchy becomes Citizen/Citizen
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> In the current ruleset, moving from Despotism (Emperor) to Monarchy
> (King) feels like a degradation. Linguistically, that is. In reality,
> an emperor is ruling a much more advanced form of government, where he
> may have several vassal kings below him. In short, King is a weaker
> title than Emperor.
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> The titles for Anarchy is inspired by the French Revolution, where
> kings and noblemen suddenly all became "citizens" and equal with
> everybody else. This is of course not analogous with the situation in
> the game, but I find it quite fitting.
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> Daniel
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